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West Ham fans: £27 million reasons to be cheerful

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“Very soon” we understand, West Ham United will be able to welcome back one of last summers’ most talked about signings who accounted for over £27 million of the Hammers’ entire 2024 transfer budget.

It would be fair to say that neither player has had an impressive season! On the positive side, when West Ham do, finally, welcome back Niclas Fullkrug to the match day squad, the Hammers will to all intents and purposes, have one new signings to unleash – albeit a bit gingerly – on to their opponents most likely at some stage in April.

Apart from the welcome return of two forwards to West Ham’s ranks, this will tip the scales in Graham Potter’s squad set-up and should absolutely ensure he starts more than just the two players up – front as per last night’s eight at the back debacle against Newcastle United.

Niclas Fullkrug has two goals in about ten minutes of first team football (I am being flippant here for effect – but only just) and so for at least half of the remaining games, Graham Potter will be deploying greater attacking resources.

For that, we can all breathe a sigh of relief irrespective of results, if only to save us all from watching another ten games of that turgid, torpor-inducing tripe that was served up on Monday night.

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From the old Bobby Moore Upper to the Billy Bonds' stand these days I've been watching since '03 and a supporter since about 1970.. Don't take my comments too seriously, imagine we are having a chat at half time over a pint at L S and "let's disagree without falling out".

7 comments

  • IronOnHarveyMoon says:

    Soo, it would be fair to say that neither player has had an impressive season! Do you mean neither Niclaus or Fullkrug?
    And….
    Apart from the welcome return of two forwards to West Ham’s ranks, this will tip the scales in Graham Potter’s squad set-up and should absolutely ensure he starts more than just the two players up – front as per last night’s eight at the back debacle against Newcastle United…. “Tip the scales in Graham Potter’s squad set-up” Really? That’s not even ENGLISH! You tip the scales in someone’s favour or in a certain direction.
    So it would be fair to say what exactly? – Maybe that your flipancy means you can’t write very well?
    Try proof reading before posting, all decent journo’s know that….but I’m sure that actually makes my point for me!

  • Ray says:

    It is bad enough on a good day, but hard to follow this garbage when you are correcting your mistakes on the fly.

  • Kevlar says:

    Another site has just informed us that Summerville is out for the rest of the season?

  • Tim Armstrong says:

    I don’t think Monday night was actually a debacle, was it? A disappointing but narrow defeat to very good team would be more accurate.

    • John simmonds says:

      How VAR never did anything about that push in the back is beyond me. It’s the oldest trick in a defenders book. And itv wasn’t a little nudge as spit the dog Carragher said. It was 2 hands blatantly, a push. A push is a foul. A foul is a free kick. Not saying we deserved the win. We plainly didn’t. But a point ( a **** point admittedly) would’ve been handy

  • Irons_In_The_Fire says:

    Martin, have you read Gonzo’s article, Summerville won’t be back any time soon. Surely you guys must talk to each other? I guess not seeing as you are posting polarising articles!

  • Jeeps says:

    Summerville refusing to ‘go under the knife’ is making his return unpredictable.
    He is not the first as Zoom(a) also refused surgery.

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